diff --git a/.local/bin/update-now-playing b/.local/bin/update-now-playing
index 43cbc7a..2513c5a 100755
--- a/.local/bin/update-now-playing
+++ b/.local/bin/update-now-playing
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 while :
 do
-	echo "$(mpc | head -n 1) " >/home/naiji/.local/share/i3status/now-playing
+	echo "$(mpc current | awk '{ if ( length($0) > 80 ) { printf substr($0, 1, 80); print "..." } else { print $0; }}') " >/home/naiji/.local/share/i3status/now-playing
 	sleep 1
 done